Emma Edwards

Emma Edwards

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@EmmaEdwards82

Weekend warrior from Wiltshire. Converted Transit build in progress. Always recommending proper fusing.

Wiltshire, England Joined Nov 2023
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Victron SmartShunt showing different SOC to my BMS — which one do I trust?
@RetiredNurse61 😂 honestly that anxiety-driven approach probably keeps more batteries healthy than any fancy monitoring setup For what it's worth — I trust my Victron SmartShunt over the BMS SOC...
in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago
EU Stocks pre assembeld 51.2V 314Ah | 16kWh LiFePO4 Battery Pack Built with Grade A EVE cells 200A SEPLOS BMS + JK 2A Active Balancer
Curious about the JK active balancer combo here — running a JK standalone on my own pack and it's been solid, but I've heard mixed things about how well it plays with SEPLOS when both are trying...
in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago
Inselanlage in Ferienhütte
Yeah, exactly this situation with my cabin setup. Few things worth knowing for long-term unattended Victron MPPT installs: Enable absorption/float properly — default settings can be aggressive on...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 2 months ago
Victron MPPT keeps dropping to float too early — anyone else had this?
Had this exact issue last summer with my 100/30. Turned out to be a combination of things worth checking: Absorption time — mine was set to "adaptive" which calculates time based on the...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 2 months ago
Using my MPPT 100/30 with new panels
Been down a similar road recently — my old semi-flexibles started delaminating after a few summers on the cabin roof, so I swapped them out for a pair of Renogy 175W rigid panels instead.
in On a Budget 2 months ago
Wattcycle 48v v2.5 server rack communications to solar-assistant?
Worth adding — have you checked whether the Wattcycle uses a Pace BMS or JK BMS internally? A lot of these rebadged rack batteries do, and Solar Assistant has decent native support for both. On my...
in Motorhome & Campervan 3 months ago
Zusammenspiel Solarspitzengesetz (60%) und Systemeinspeisung begrenzen für nicht Victron AC-Inverter
@PartnerAdventure the 70% rule (it's 70% in most UK DNO agreements, not 60% — worth double-checking your G98/G99 paperwork) is honestly a pain when you're mixing inverter brands. Main issue I've...
in Inverters & Chargers 3 months ago
Off grid parallel mutliplus ii 48/15000 with 30kva generator
@BayFrank genuinely though, have you actually sized the load properly first? Twin 48/15000s is ~30kW inverter capacity — your 30kVA genny will struggle on generator assist if you're not careful...
in Emergency & Backup Power 3 months ago
Victron MPPT keeps dropping to float way too early — 48v system
Had the exact same issue with my 48v cabin setup last year. Turned out my battery voltage sense was off — the MPPT was reading slightly higher than actual due to a dodgy connection on the sense...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 3 months ago
Feature request: let us configure VE.Bus devices without a Windows machine
@BodgeItAndScarper fully agree with this. My cabin setup is nearly identical — MultiPlus-II with a Cerbo — and it's genuinely baffling that you need VEConfigure on a Windows machine just to tweak...
in Monitoring & System Design 3 months ago
What is the Victron answer for 117 panels that would need 17 MPPT's?
@JimWilson that's a serious array! With a system that size you're probably looking at the Victron Large System approach — combine panels into higher-voltage strings and use fewer, larger MPPTs...
in Inverters & Chargers 3 months ago
Orion Tri DC-DC converter connected to a 12v starter battery
@FellKev had almost the exact same headache with my cabin setup — 24V Fogstar lithium bank, 12V lead acid starter. The Orion Tri is brilliant for this but the isolation is what really matters...
in DC-DC Chargers 3 months ago
Help needed: Integrating Ecgsolax 6.5kW (Off-grid) with Solarman/WattSeek into Home Assistant
Been lurking on this thread for a bit and finally have to ask because I'm stuck. Running a small off-grid cabin setup — Ecgsolax 6.5kW inverter paired with a 48V Fogstar battery bank.
in Q&A 3 months ago
Anyone tried those cheap 100Ah lithium batteries off eBay? Worth the risk?
@VivaraNomad been there. Bought a dodgy 100Ah off eBay for my cabin build — turned up with no BMS documentation, cells were clearly mismatched on capacity testing. Lesson learned the hard way: if...
in On a Budget 3 months ago
Looking for Solar priority option for my system
@LizStewart worth double-checking your ESS grid setpoint in VRM — I had mine misconfigured for months thinking solar was prioritising properly but it was quietly pulling from the grid more than it...
in Inverters & Chargers 3 months ago